Han ride

Chapter 418 Let's see who is patient
"The emperor wants to?" Fan Wencheng's eyes lit up, looking at Huang Taiji in surprise.

"Such an opportunity cannot be given up." Huang Taiji clenched his fists, looked at Fan Wencheng and said, "This time, it is an excellent opportunity. When Li Xin and the Ming army fought together, Li Xin's number of soldiers and horses was relatively small." We must put in as much as possible, maybe they will defend us, but the Ming Dynasty will not guard against us, they will only guard against us in Jinzhou."

"Although most of the troops of the Ming Dynasty were local, there were still a lot of troops in the capital. The emperor wants to attack the city of Beijing this time. I'm afraid it will not be so easy!" Fan Wencheng thought that Huang Taiji would attack the city of Beijing again. Frowning, he persuasively said.

"I said rightly that we want to attack the city of Beijing. There is an Imperial Forest Army in the city of Beijing. Chongzhen is a resolute lord. It is still very difficult to capture the city of Beijing. However, the city of Beijing is difficult to attack, but Xuan Mansion is not difficult to attack! Yang Sichang's elite troops are all dispatched, and the Xuan Mansion is empty of soldiers and horses, so it happens to be the best time to attack the Xuan Mansion, what do you think?"

"Xuanfu is an important town in the Ming Dynasty. If Xuanfu can be conquered, the capital must be shocked. It's just that it will be very difficult to pass through Li Xin's territory!" Fan Wencheng also thought that Huang Taiji had a good idea, but this Xuanfu It's not Xifengkou, there are not many roads from Yunzhong.There is no problem in attacking the Xuan Mansion, but let Li Xin know the news, God knows what will happen.You know, the whole army still hasn't regained confidence in Li Xinke.

"Li Xin has no chance to control us, and he won't know. Even if he knows, he will probably let us go." Huang Taiji thought for a while, and said: "Yang Sichang's army came to attack, if I were Li Xin , all the herdsmen from Xuanfu to Yunzhong will be moved to Mobei. Yang Sichang's soldiers are pointing at Yunzhong. As long as he avoids this road, it doesn't matter. Not only can the loss be reduced, but also the enemy's capital , so that Yang Sichang could not obtain more grain and grass from the herdsmen, so that Li Xin's cavalry could harass Yang Sichang's grain roads. I also believe that Li Xin will definitely do this. I am afraid that there are no herdsmen in the area of ​​Xuanfu to conscript the Northern Army. Mr. If you don't believe me, you can go and see."

"What does the emperor mean to say that Li Xin already knew about the siege by the three armies?" Fan Wencheng was surprised at this moment.

"Back then, Li Xin rode south to the Central Plains alone. Do you think he really has that ability? If no one secretly supported him and asked for information, would Li Xin be able to return to the grassland so safely? Don't forget, how did the Shanxi merchants convey to us back then? It's news. Now these Shanxi merchants have surrendered to Li Xin, so he doesn't know how to take advantage of it. I believe that every move of Yang Sichang is based on Li Xin's solidity. This is also what makes me afraid." Huang Taiji Said coldly.

"So, Yang Sichang is sure to lose this time?" Fan Wencheng asked in a daze.

"From the day he came up with his idea, he has actually been defeated." Huang Taiji said without hesitation: "How can Li Xin be so easy to deal with? Then, isn't our Dajin very wronged for losing?"

"What if we Dajin join forces with them? To deal with Li Xin together?" Fan Wencheng said through gritted teeth.Although the relationship between Li Xin and the Ming Dynasty may be completely broken this time, if he chooses one of the two enemies, he will still choose the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty has decayed, but Li Xin is still the sun that has just risen. Strictly fortified, brave in battle, and most of the civil servants inside are clean and honest. Such forces are the biggest enemy of Dajin.So this time, he was not thinking about how to take advantage of the emptiness of the Xuan Mansion to attack the Xuan Mansion, but how to jointly attack Li Xin with the Ming army, wipe out Li Xin's power in one fell swoop, and even occupy the grassland. The whole brain was occupied in an instant, and Fan Wencheng cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, we have the Horqin cavalry and the disciples of the Great Gold Eight Banners attacking together. At that time, no matter how powerful Li Xin is, we will not be able to stop our attack." Our soldiers and horses are familiar with the grasslands, as long as we defeat Li Xin, we can easily occupy the grasslands. Your Majesty, I think this is a good opportunity, and I must not make mistakes. If I choose to keep an enemy, I am willing to face the seemingly The powerful Ming Dynasty is also unwilling to face Li Xin. This minister thinks that Li Xin will definitely be our great enemy in the future. It would be best if we can eliminate Li Xin in a short time."

"Li Xin is not that easy to deal with." Huang Taiji also had to admit that Fan Wencheng's suggestion was very constructive, even he was a little moved by what he said, but is Li Xin really so easy to deal with?Huang Taiji didn't think so, just like himself, he could see that Li Xin also regarded himself as his lifelong enemy.It would be good if Li Xin could be eliminated easily. Even if the Ming Dynasty occupied the upper hand for a period of time, he still believed that the grassland would eventually fall into his hands, and then slowly erode the Ming Dynasty.Unfortunately, he knew that Li Xin would not devote all his strength to the war with the Ming Dynasty, and there would definitely be some troops defending him.There are millions of troops, summoned at will, and there are also 10,000+ soldiers and horses.Attacking Li Xin, it is difficult to win, but it will waste such an opportunity to attack Xuanfu.

"But?" Fan Wencheng saw Huang Taiji's hesitation, and was about to persuade him, but Huang Taiji waved his hand.

"Sir, don't talk about it. If we attack Li Xin, Li Xin will fight us to the death. At worst, he will abandon Yunzhong, command the troops, and attack northward. As for Yunzhong, do you think the Ming Dynasty army can defend Yunzhong?" Are you in the middle?" Huang Taiji said with a smile: "Once upon a time, the army of the Central Plains was able to gain a foothold on the grassland. Before the Ming Dynasty, there were Taizu and Chengzu who fought on the grassland, but what happened in the end? It is the grassland that can make the decisions on the grassland. People, Li Xin's cloud cannot be occupied by anyone. And we went south to the Xuanfu to teach the Ming Dynasty a lesson, and even intensify the conflict between the Ming Dynasty and Li Xin. Didn't you find out that Li Xin and Ming Dynasty Is there no news in Beijing about the impending war?"

"The emperor means that not everyone in the Ming Dynasty agrees with the Ming Dynasty's crusade against Li Xin? Or is it that Emperor Chongzhen intentionally concealed this matter?" Fan Wencheng asked in amazement, his eyes lit up.

"I don't know." Huang Taiji shook his head rarely, and said: "There is no news from the Thirteenth Yamen. Maybe there are both, or the ministers in the Ming Dynasty did not agree with the conquest of Li Xin. In any case, Ming Dynasty The war between the court and Li Xin is impossible to change. As long as the war between them continues, Li Xin will definitely be more disappointed with the court. His generals will also be alienated from the court. Li Xin will have to defend on both sides. We are still in favor of our attack on the Central Plains. The Ming Dynasty is too big, and we are Manchus. The Central Plains is quite resistant to a nation like us. We can only unite people who can unite, whether it is Li Xin, or a rebel army like Gao Yingxiang, or someone who talks about things like Wang Haoxian, we should all support them. The more chaotic the Central Plains is, the easier it is for us. The scholars and literati in the Central Plains don’t care about the orthodoxy The more chaotic the Central Plains, the faster the Ming Dynasty collapses, the more opportunities we have. The reason why we didn’t take the opportunity to capture Beijing last time is because our strength is not enough, and the Central Plains people will not accept us, but if The Central Plains is completely in chaos, and our chances are much greater, what do you think, sir?"

"Emperor Shengming."

Seeing that Huang Taiji had already made up his mind, Fan Wencheng sighed in his heart and said nothing more.Although he was unwilling, he had to admit that what Huang Taiji said was very reasonable, and in this case, he was the only one who was sober.

"However, what you said is also reasonable." At this time, Huang Taiji said again: "No matter which direction we attack, we will always encounter Li Xin's army and herdsmen. This also forces Li Xin to fight us to the death. We have to Concentrate on attacking the Xuan Mansion, you can't deal with Li Xin, but this is the case, you can't let Li Xin deal with it so easily, you still have to send troops to harass Li Xin, even if it weakens Li Xin's strength. Wu Keshan waited for a long time It can be said that the Horqin tribe suffered heavy losses under the attack of Li Xin, and was forced to join us. With this opportunity, I believe he is very willing to harass Li Xin."

"What the emperor said is true." Fan Wencheng also nodded.

Huang Taiji allowed Li Xin to attack the Central Plains not only because he wanted to attack the Xuanfu and did not want Li Xin to intervene, but more importantly, he hoped that the Central Plains would be as chaotic as possible. Getting bigger and bigger, so he also needs to weaken Li Xin.At this time, Wu Keshan, Horqin's remnant soldier, is undoubtedly the best candidate.

"It is said that Chongzhen is a smart person. This time I am afraid he was mistaken because of his cleverness. This suggestion from Yang Sichang can really eliminate Li Xin? Then it is impossible for me, Dajin, to suffer in front of Li Xin many times." Huang Taiji disdainful Shaking his head, he said: "Yang Sichang, like his old man Yang He, has high eyes and low hands. He looks down on people like Li Xin who are not from a professional background, and he also looks down on Li Xin's youth. But don't think about it. How can Li Xin use his age to talk about what he is today?" ? Chongzhen did such a stupid thing because he was deceived by Yang Sichang. What a joke!"

"That's why the great Ming Dynasty is getting worse and worse when it comes to Chongzhen. My big gold soldiers can easily reach the city of Beijing." Fan Wencheng also laughed.

"Since this is the case, order Wu Keshan to lead his troops to harass Li Xin." Huang Taiji nodded, and then instructed: "Remember, let him only allow harassment, not attack. If he goes deep into the North Army They are besieged by the other party within the range, and I, Dajin, don’t have many troops to rescue them.” Huang Taiji thought for a while, and then told him that the Horqin tribe was originally the second largest tribe in the Mongolian grassland, except Jiannu. But last time, following Lin Danhan to the south, Li Xin wiped out the main force. Under the leadership of Wu Keshan, the Horqin tribe completely surrendered to Jiannu.But Huang Taiji understood that in Wu Keshan's heart, he was full of hatred for Li Xin.The Horqin tribe doesn't know how many people died in the hands of Li Xin. The entire tribe has been reduced to other people's vassals. The previously weaker tribes are now above Horqin. If it weren't for Huang Taiji's harem, there are still many concubines The concubines are all from Horqin, I am afraid that Horqin has almost been annexed.This time, Huang Taiji asked the Horqin tribe to harass Li Xin, also to give Wu Keshan a chance to take revenge.He knew that if a large army went, Li Xin would fight to the death with him, but if a small army went, Li Xin, a hero of a generation, would know how to make the right choice.

Of course, the prerequisite for this is that Wu Keshan can restrain his hatred, and only harass Li Xin's tribe. Once he goes deep into it, he may even be trapped in it.

"Since the emperor has decided to attack Xuanfu, the first thing to do is to let Emperor Chongzhen force Li Xin to quickly march into the Central Plains to wipe out the rebellion." Fan Wencheng also came up with an idea: "Li Xin is now attracting but not sending out, and he has the upper hand in the matter. Once he makes a move Even if Li Xin has made preparations for this matter, the minister knows that it is very difficult to capture the Shahukou, not to mention the Zuoyun and Youyu counties behind the Shahukou. According to Li Xin's character, I think it is impossible for him to attack and kill Hukou by force."

"Sir, what do you mean is that he will adopt other strategies to enter Shahukou, or simply not pass through Shahukou, but go in another direction?" Huang Taiji's complexion changed, and he suddenly said: "Do you think he will Choose Xuanfu?"

"Don't worry, your Majesty, we can attack the Xuan Mansion, but Li Xin will never attack the Xuan Mansion." Fan Wencheng said without hesitation: "My minister estimates that what Li Xin wants is Datong. The terrain of Datong is dangerous, and there are guards around it." What's even more amazing is that outside of Yanmen Pass, even if Li Xin occupied Datong, and then he wrote a letter like Emperor Chongzhen, even if Emperor Chongzhen was dissatisfied, he would not take it to heart. He would only strengthen the defense of Yanmen Pass, and would not send troops to seize it forcibly. .”

"If Li Xin occupies Datong, I'm afraid he won't have too many troops to seize Datong." Huang Taiji laughed and said, "If it wasn't for weakening the Ming Dynasty and destroying the relationship between Li Xin and the Ming Dynasty, I really don’t know how to attack Xuanfu.” At this moment, he realized that if he attacked Xuanfu, he would actually help Li Xin and make Ming Dynasty turn his attention to Jiannu.

"As long as the relationship between Li Xin and the Ming Dynasty can be destroyed, it is a victory. Even if Li Xin occupies Datong, he will still face a blockade from all sides. A Datong can't support Li Xin's too many troops." Fan Wencheng shook his head and said.

"Hey, I didn't expect that I, Da Jin, would be able to cooperate with Li Xin one day." Huang Taiji shook his head with a wry smile. In fact, isn't this the case right now?

"This is thanks to Chongzhen's son." Fan Wencheng nodded again and again. There is nothing more wonderful than this in the world.

Not to mention that the two monarchs and ministers were planning in the Phoenix Tower, Emperor Chongzhen who was far away in Beijing also received Yang Sichang's secret memorial. Looking at the request from above, Emperor Chongzhen hesitated.

At this moment, he can only walk around in the hall with the memorial. After all, the matter of exterminating Li Xin was just a secret decree issued by him, and it did not go through the cabinet. Although he knew it, maybe the ministers in the cabinet knew it too. This matter, but no one can help him to make an idea, and now there is only one Wang Chengen beside him who can discuss it.

"Li Xin's soldiers and horses can't come out, what should I do?" Emperor Chongzhen held the memorial in his hand and said to himself: "Could it be that he has discovered something?" The current Emperor Chongzhen is caught in a dilemma. If Li Xin really If he sends troops, then this matter may continue, defeating Li Xin, or even destroying Li Xin, but if Li Xin does not send troops and stays in the clouds all day long, he really has no choice. However, the army's expedition, whether it is Xuanfu, or Datong, or even the three sides, the army is ready, waiting for Li Xin to send troops, and finally hit head-on. This is all right, Li Xin has no troops yet. It turns out that the imperial court is consuming a lot of money and food every day. If this goes on for a long time, the imperial court may not be able to support it!
Wang Chenen on the side saw Emperor Chongzhen's face in his eyes, and sighed deeply. Originally, he did not approve of sending troops, but Emperor Chongzhen was headstrong and determined to go his own way, and he, Wang Chengen, had no choice.Immediately he said: "If the emperor has something to say, you can discuss it with the cabinet."

"The cabinet is often mediocre. What can we discuss?" Emperor Chongzhen refused without thinking. Although what he said was reasonable, in fact, he didn't want to bow to the cabinet.

"My lord, if an imperial edict is issued, I am afraid that everyone in the world will know about it, which will be extremely detrimental to the imperial court." Wang Chengen still persuaded: "Li Xin is not issuing it now, but is waiting for the imperial edict of the emperor. With the edict in hand, he will march Killing Hukou, if he is attacked by someone, it will be the court's business, and the slaves think that this imperial decree must not be issued."

"But what should we do if Li Xin doesn't send troops?" Emperor Chongzhen hesitated.

"I heard that Jiang Yu is greedy for money and lustful, and has an extremely cruel nature. Now that the seven great families of Shanxi merchants are in Datong, the emperor just needs to give a hint, and he will definitely attack the seven great families of Jin merchants. At that time, Li Xin just wants to It’s hard not to do anything.” Wang Chengen thought for a while and said, “But before that, the emperor had better transfer General Cao Wenzhao away from Shanxi. This man is resolute, so I’m afraid he won’t like General Jiang.”

"This is a good idea, you old dog, you never thought you would come up with such a plan." Emperor Chongzhen thought for a while, then pointed at Wang Chengen and cursed with a smile.Li Xin is now relying on the seven great families of Shanxi merchants. If the seven great families suffer heavy losses, they will definitely ask Li Xin for help. If Li Xin does not save them, they will definitely be resentful. It can also force Li Xin to send troops.

"It's all taught by the emperor." Wang Chengen said hastily.

(End of this chapter)